Women of Mathematics from around the World is a photography exhibition featuring portraits of 20 women mathematicians and theoretical physicists from across the globe. The photographs are by Noel Tovia Matoff.
Presented during the Women at the Intersection of Mathematics and Theoretical Physics discussion meeting at ICTS, the exhibition and its accompanying catalogue bring together scientific work and personal narratives. Through excerpts of interviews and visual material, the women reflect on their career paths, the challenges they faced, and the support systems that shaped their journeys.
First launched at the 7th European Congress of Mathematics in Berlin in 2016, the exhibition has since been shown at over 150 venues worldwide, including universities, research institutes, schools, and cultural centres. Its aim is to encourage young women to pursue careers in mathematics and theoretical physics, fields in which women remain underrepresented globally.
The exhibition at ICTS is organised in collaboration with Raman Research Institute, Science Gallery Bengaluru and the Consulate General of the Federal Republic of Germany. Printing and exhibition setup were carried out by Arc Earth, Bengaluru.
About the photographer:
Noel was born in San Francisco, USA. She went to school in Germany and trained as a photographer, first with photographer Abisag Tuellmann, then studied photography at the University of Fine Arts in Hamburg. She has been working as a freelance photographer since 1990, focusing on portraits and reportage photography. Portraiting people are at the center of her work.
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For more details about the Women of Mathematics from around the World Project see: womeninmath.net